West Ham United vs Chelsea Predictions

• Chelsea played out a 1-1 draw with Liverpool in the opening round of fixtures.
• Chelsea have won four of the last six games between these two sides.
• West Ham won just eight of their 19 home games in the Premier League last season.

Encouraging signs under for Blues under Pochettino

Chelsea kicked off their new era under Mauricio Pochettino with a 1-1 draw with Liverpool and they may be able to record a first win for the former Spurs and PSG boss when they head to West Ham on Sunday.

The Hammers struggled in their own opener as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Bournemouth, having seen a Jarod Bowen strike cancelled out by a Cherries equaliser.

West Ham lost star midfielder Declan Rice over the summer but have strengthened this week with the capture of James Ward-Prowse, who could make a debut on Sunday.

New look Chelsea already starting to gel

There was the suggestion that it could take Chelsea a while to click this season under a new boss and following a flurry of transfer activity, but they put in a solid performance against Liverpool last weekend.

West Ham still look like a work in progress after Rice’s exit and they were perhaps lucky to come away from Bournemouth with a point in the end. The Hammers did dominate the early stages but they allowed the Cherries back into the game and were hanging on a bit at the end.

We may see a better performance from West Ham in front of their own fans this weekend, but Chelsea can still come away with the three points after what has to be viewed as a positive result last time out.

Hammers can get on the scoresheet

If Chelsea are to win they may have to score twice as West Ham are generally good for a goal at home, having scored in each of their last 12 competitive home games.

A hard-fought 2-1 win for Chelsea is the correct score prediction, while Ben Chilwell is an outside contender for a goal at anytime.

The Blues wideman had a goal chalked off against Liverpool and he had another attempt saved. Chilwell has an attacking role in Pochettino’s system so at a big price he appeals for an anytime goal at West Ham.

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